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Search News Nov 30 2020 Covid-19 Shutdowns Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black Households The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system… News Apr 22 2020 Politics & Polls #182: Economic Turmoil During Covid-19 Featuring Cecilia Rouse The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have devastating impacts on the global and U.S. economy. As a result of quarantines and social distancing, the… News Apr 17 2020 Macrofinance Lab Receives National Science Foundation Funding Funding from the National Science Foundation will support the work of a Macrofinance Lab at the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy &… News Apr 16 2020 Mentoring Programs Help Female Economists Secure Tenure-Track Positions There remains a dearth of women in economics, with far fewer females securing tenure-track jobs and publishing academic research than men. Past… News Jan 15 2020 Social Networks May Drive College Decisions Younger siblings may indeed look up to their older kin — to the point that it influences where they go to college.Using data from centralized school… News Dec 09 2019 Paul A. Volcker ’49, Former Federal Reserve Chairman, Dies at 92 Paul A. Volcker ’49, a formidable force in U.S. government who led the Federal Reserve to quell inflation in the late 1970s and early 80s, died on… News Oct 16 2019 Politics & Polls #157: How Economists Attained Power in the Modern Era Featuring Binyamin Appelbaum Economists shape conversations on topics ranging from business to politics, and their influence is widely felt; the Federal Reserve, trade… News Aug 15 2019 New Industrial Revolution Sparked by Technology Gives Power to Service, Retail, Wholesale Industries The United States is experiencing a new type of industrial revolution, one in which businesses outside of manufacturing are harnessing the power of… News Jul 17 2019 Politics & Polls #147: Reagan’s Tax Cut Revolution Featuring Monica Prasad In the 1980s, supply-side economics became a rallying cry of conservative politicians. This macroeconomic theory posits that lower taxes and… News May 23 2019 Initially Threatened by Change, People Adapt to Societal Diversity Over Time President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family connections… News Apr 04 2019 Politics & Polls #133: Women of Color in the Digital Space Featuring Kimberly Bryant The technology sector is an important part of the economy, yet there exists a dearth of women in the field — especially females of color. News Jan 31 2019 ‘Working Rich’ Prevail Among Today’s Top Earners Many blame idle millionaires for the rise in income inequality, but today’s top earners are actually the “working rich,” according to a new working… News Dec 07 2016 Book by Brunnermeier, James, Landau Named to Financial Times’ Best Books of 2016: Economics List A book co-authored by professors based at Princeton University and SciencesPo has been named to the Financial Times’ Best Books of 2016: Economics… News Sep 16 2016 International Panel on Social Progress Seeks Comments on Report The International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), which brings together social scientists around the world to analyze social trends and spur debate… News Sep 14 2016 Redding Appointed NBER’s Program Director of International Trade and Investment Stephen Redding, Harold T. Shapiro ’64 Professor in Economics at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs,… News Jun 24 2016 WWS Reacts: What Does the Vote for 'Brexit' Mean for Britain and the EU? On June 23, Britain voted to leave the European Union, opening a historic new chapter filled with questions. Harold James, the Claude and Lore Kelly… News Apr 12 2016 James Appointed Historian at International Monetary Fund Harold James, professor at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, was selected as one of the two new historians at the International Monetary… News Apr 05 2016 Q&A with America’s First Female Four-Star General The past few decades have seen remarkable changes in the role of women in the United States military, from the integration of women into the army in… News Jan 04 2016 New Website to Bridge the Gap Between Microeconomics and Public Policy Distilling microeconomics research into direct policy implications will be the focus of a new website developed by researchers at Princeton…